Archive for Music

Psy is the new ‘Gentleman’ of YouTube

Apr 24, 2013 No Comments by Debi Cakar

Gangnam Style was the most viewed and liked video in the history of Youtube. There were been 1.5 billion views, which made a life time break for Psy. He not only made a lot of Money but also gained social status. Now he finally came out with his new single called “Gentleman” which was aired [...]

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Learn Spanish with Music @ Açı

Apr 24, 2013 No Comments by Elif Sarper
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The Media’s Changing Market

Feb 27, 2013 No Comments by abarokas

Media giants will invest in web video, as marketers look to DVR-proof ads. The leaders of the media will invest their work and money in digital media. Like Time Warner, next generation web studios will start to use YouTube. Everything besides live events and sports will take place in the media.       Distribution [...]

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Psy made $8.8 million off of Gangam Style

Feb 27, 2013 No Comments by debicakar

Everyone knows that Gangam Style is the most viewed and liked video on YouTube. There have been 1 billion views on YouTube and 3 million people have legally downloaded it on iTunes. Most people are wondering how much money Psy made off of Gangam. In total, Psy made $8.8 million without taxes, agent fees etc. [...]

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Orion Music and “A Lot” More

Apr 27, 2012 No Comments by Erman Ermihan

A huntsman in myths ? A song? Yep… I am talking about a famous song by Metallica, featuring Cliff Burton’s legendary bass line, from the legendary Metallica album, “Master of Puppets”. After Cliff Burton died, this song is devoted to him every time it is played at live concerts. And now, the name is given [...]

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Musik Direkt – A competition of Possibilities

Dec 28, 2011 No Comments by Max Elden

Musik Direkt  just started a few days ago and the young musicians of Sweden have began to register. It is a national music competition, including all sorts of music, where everything from metal to traditional folk-music is represented in the music event and  everybody is welcome. Musik Direkt is the biggest music-arrangement for youths between [...]

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If You Have Not Bought The Album, You Are “Wasting Time”!!

Dec 28, 2011 No Comments by Erman Ermihan

Wasting Light! It’s finally here! The seventh studio album of Foo Fighters! What an up-tempo album with strong vocals and strong guitar and drum lines! It is released on 12th April 2011, but it is one of the popular albums of 2011 as we are about to conclude the year. 235,000 copies are sold in [...]

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Red Hot Chili Peppers’ New Album is Quite Peppery!

Dec 28, 2011 No Comments by Erman Ermihan

Here we finally are… listening to Red Hot Chili Peppers’ new album, ‘’I’m With You’’. After a five year break, the legendary band with seven Grammys has come back! Their last album, titled “Stadium Arcadium”, had made a huge success with each of its twenty eight songs! You might say that after releasing twenty eight [...]

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Undiscovered Legends

Jun 14, 2011 No Comments by Ulas Saruhan

We always use the subway stations to travel from somewhere to somewhere. But in those stations, there are some people who do not travel, who just stand still to offer us a trickle of music that changes our mood in an instant.  ‘’People’’ I said; not ‘’musicians’’ ! That’s exactly the point. We never classify [...]

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CONCERT FRENZY IN ISTANBUL!

Jun 14, 2011 No Comments by Erman Ermihan

Istanbul is getting ready for innumerable concerts for this summer!  Istanbul will be flooded by magnificent musicians and bands. This will lead you to experience the dreams that you have always wanted to live. Elton John, Bon Jovi, Deep Purple, Amy Winehouse, Judas Priest, Whitsnake, Iron Maiden, Slipknot, Alice Cooper, Interpol, James Blunt and many [...]

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Legends of the Streets

Jun 14, 2011 No Comments by Erman Ermihan

We have been to many legendary concerts in Istanbul. These concerts make us wonder about the backgrounds of these singers and bands. How did they get together, how were they discovered, how did they become legendary? Can there be street singers and players on the streets of Istanbul and at the metro stations who will [...]

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How to become a rock star?

Nov 12, 2010 No Comments by Ece

Who doesn’t want to be a star? Especially a rock star! Rock stars are people whom we always wanted to be like. A rock star’s life is awesome! So if you want to be a rock star you should follow these article’s steps. You come from school, you are tired and your mother forgot the [...]

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A Family, A Friendship, A “Band”

Nov 11, 2010 No Comments by Erman Ermihan

What is a band? Is it just an orchestra that you just play with and leave? Do you just work for your instrument’s part and write songs? If you are thinking of being in a band or forming a band, all the band members have to become a family and work together. There are lots [...]

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Best musician with best instrument

Nov 06, 2010 No Comments by Ulas Saruhan

According to research, three out of four doctors think that music can be the most important thing in our lives. They say the ones who are interested in music are happiest with their lives. They are succeed in their jobs, are always calm and always take pleasure in life. Music makes them more successful and [...]

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